Bratislava, 10 November (TASR) – President Peter Pellegrini will travel to France on Wednesday (11 November) for bilateral talks with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris, and is slated to attend the Poznan Economic Congress in Poland as an honorary guest on Thursday (12 November), accompanied by a business delegation, as well as address the Three Seas Initiative's Digital Forum, TASR learnt from the President's Office press department on Tuesday.
https://etasr.sk/article/23916924
Bratislava, 10 November (TASR) – Children's safety in schools and online, violence prevention and the radicalisation of young people are issues that transcend national borders, Education Minister Tomas Drucker (Voice-SD) declared after a joint session of the Slovak and Czech governments on Tuesday.
https://etasr.sk/article/23916913
Bratislava, 10 November (TASR) – Slovakia and the Czech Republic are firming up cooperation in the energy and industrial sectors to ensure affordable energy, secure oil and gas supplies and improved business competitiveness, Economy Minister Denisa Sakova (Voice-SD) and Czech Industry and Trade Minister Karel Havlicek declared after a joint session of the two governments in Bratislava on Tuesday.
https://etasr.sk/article/23916893
Bratislava, 10 November (TASR) – Slovakia will not bow to pressure from German Chancellor Friedrich Merz over the drafting of the EU budget for 2028-2034, Prime Minister Robert Fico declared at a joint news conference with his Czech counterpart Andrej Babis in Bratislava on Tuesday.
https://etasr.sk/article/23916722
Beijing/Bratislava, 10 November (TASR) – Slovakia has established its first permanent platform in China for promoting its culture, arts and education. as Foreign and European Affairs Minister Juraj Blanar officially opened the new Slovak Institute in Beijing on Tuesday, TASR learnt from the ministry press department on the same day.
https://etasr.sk/article/23916684
Bratislava, 10 November (TASR) – The leaders of the Visegrad Four (V4: Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia) countries will likely send a letter to Brussels, calling on the European Union to reassess the impact of the Emissions Trading System (ETS), Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis indicated ahead of Tuesday's joint meeting of the Slovak and Czech governments in Bratislava.
https://etasr.sk/article/23916499
Bratislava, 10 November (TASR) – The coalition has 24 hours to negotiate with three independent lawmakers centered around Tomas Taraba to establish whether they are willing to support an amendment to the Code of Criminal Procedure concerning the system of benefits for cooperating defendants and under what conditions, Voice-SD parliamentary caucus head Robert Puci told journalists on Tuesday.
https://etasr.sk/article/23916395
Bratislava, 10 November (TASR) – Former environment minister Tomas Taraba stands by his decision to award bonuses to employees of the Environment Ministry, claiming that they delivered key results for Slovakia.
https://etasr.sk/article/23916335
Bratislava, 10 November (TASR) – The governing Smer-SD party views Independent MP Tomas Taraba's stance on the bill concerning cooperating defendants as political manoeuvring, arguing that if Taraba had reservations about the amendment, he could have raised them and submitted comments during the initial legislative process, Smer-SD parliamentary caucus head Jan Richter told journalists in the House on Tuesday.
https://etasr.sk/article/23916075
Beijing, 10 November (TASR) - Slovak citizens will be able to travel to China visa-free next year as well, as China is ready to extend the right to visa-free stays of up to 30 days, which are currently in place until the end of 2026, by an additional year, Foreign Affairs Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD) announced following talks with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on Tuesday.
https://etasr.sk/article/23915987
Bratislava, 10 November (TASR) – The opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) party is filing a criminal complaint over bonuses paid by the Environment Ministry during Tomas Taraba's tenure as minister, due to a suspected breach of the Civil Service Act, pointing out that bonus payments must be clearly justified, MPs Tamara Stohlova and Branislav Vanco (both PS) declared at a press conference on Tuesday.
https://etasr.sk/article/23915892
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